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Vocab Quiz #17
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| seclusion | isolation; solitude |
| servile | slavish; cringing |
| skeptic | doubter; person who suspends judgment until evidence supporting a point of view has been examined |
| sluggish | slow; lazy; lethargic |
| somber | gloomy; depressing; dark; drab |
| sporadic | occurring irregularly |
| squander | waste |
| stagnant | motionless; stale; dull |
| static (ADJ) | unchanging; lacking development |
| submissive | yielding; timid |
| subordinate (ADJ) | occupying a lower rank; interior; submissive |
| subside | settle down; descend; grow quiet |
| substantiate | establish by evidence; verify; support |
| succinct | brief; terse; compact |
| superficial | trivial; shallow |
| superfluous | unnecessary; excessive; overabundant |
| surpass | exceed |
| surreptitious | secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden |
| susceptible | impressionable; easily influenced; having little resistance, as to disease; receptive to |
| sustain | experience; support; nourish |